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Des terres minées

2006 · 57 min

A slow-burning, bleak immersion into a teenager's downward spiral, where every choice tightens the grip of circumstance.

Directed by
Julien Sicard
Starring
Hassan Mezhoud, Naïma MOUDOUD, Abdoullah BENSAÏD
Overview
Saïd, 15, a teenager lacking in direction, lives with Soumia, his 14-year-old sister and Souad, their mother who has been depressed for a long time. One night, Souad falls into a coma and is taken to the hospital. Saïd and Soumia, left to their own devices, try to keep their mother's absence a secret for as long as possible to escape the shelter. Brams, 22, a neighborhood thug, quickly understands what he can do with the two children's weakness. Little by little, the apartment turns into a place of dealing. Saïd is captivated by his new friends. Soumia, put in danger by her brother's attitude, goes to live in a shelter. She triggers, much against her will, the institutions' investigation. Will Saïd, now alone with Brams, escape the shelter?

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Directed by
Julien Sicard
Starring
Hassan Mezhoud, Naïma MOUDOUD, Abdoullah BENSAÏD
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • crime
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Directed by
Julien Sicard
Starring
Hassan Mezhoud, Naïma MOUDOUD, Abdoullah BENSAÏD, Nadia REMADNA, Guy Hervé IMBOUA, Mourad BOURAOUD, Isam BOHLI, Ahmadou N’DIAYE
Cinematography
Nathalie Abensour
Runtime
57 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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